In his monthly live online programme broadcast he told Aaj News and PTV that 80 percent of the manifesto has been implemented by the government and added that the remaining 20 percent would be completed in the next two years. About priorities of the government and implementation of the slogan of "roti, kapra and makan", the Prime Minister said that main emphasis during the first three years was on defence of the country, fight against terrorism, improvement in energy supply and strengthening of economic conditions in the country.
The Prime Minister said that besides completing 80 percent implementation on the manifesto, the government had also completed 80 percent implementation on Charter of Democracy. Gilani said that with financial and monetary reforms, there has been improvement in the economic conditions of the country and foreign exchange reserves have increased.
He said Pakistan has conveyed to the international community that it needed trade and not aid so that the future of the country could be established on strong footing with self-reliance. Regarding improvement in the fiscal policies, the Prime Minister said the targets of revenue collection by the FBR have been achieved in the year 2010-11 and assured that these targets would also be met next year.
The Prime Minister said Provincial Autonomy Day should be celebrated by all and PML-N, which had a contribution in granting of rights to provinces, should not get uneasy on certain issues between Punjab and Federal governments. "We can sit in the Council of Common Interests to amicably resolve minor issues," he added. He said that Zulfikar Ali Bhutto gave a unanimous Constitution of 1973, according to which concurrent list should have been abolished in 10 years, giving autonomy and rights to the provinces.
The issue of distribution of financial resources was amicably resolved through the 7th National Finance Commission Award approved by Chief Ministers and finance ministers in Gwadar, he added. He lauded work of Implementation Commission on constitutional reforms, headed by Raza Rabbani, and said the constitutional reforms were put in place after consultation with all stakeholders and political parties including PML-N.
He said that reason of separation of East Pakistan 40 years ago was that autonomy was not given to the provinces. Gilani said the 18th and 19th Constitutional Amendments and NFC Award have resulted in relief for the common man and under a formula more financial resources were provided to the provinces.
During the current financial year, the federal government will spend Rs 300 billion and the provincial governments will spend Rs 730 billion on development projects, which will create new jobs and will bring more prosperity, he noted. The Prime Minister said Benazir Bhutto introduced the policy of independent power producers in 1994 to address the problem of energy shortages. But after her government, the investors in energy projects faced cases and they left the country.
"So the credit goes to Benazir Bhutto; otherwise the country would have been living in stone age," he said, adding, "What would have happened if a previous government had sold power to India?" The Prime Minister said the government would devise a master plan in two months to tackle the issue of electricity and gas shortages and better manage supply of petroleum products.
"We have already added 2000 megawatts to the national power grid and work will continue on war footing to execute energy projects." He said demand of electricity has increased because of expansion in population and business activity and electrification of more villages. The Prime Minister said all available gas and electricity resources will be tapped through implementation of short, medium and long term projects. This year, 2000 megawatts will be added to the power grid; work will continue on Diamir Bhasha dam, Thar coal and TAPI and a joint project with Iran, he said, and added the country is facing power shortages due to wrong policies of the previous governments.